टर्की
ṭarkī
The Hindi word for the bird turkey is टर्की (ṭarkī).
टर्की is used specifically to refer to the bird in the genus Meleagris.
Meaning: bird in the genus Meleagris (noun)
Which one should you use?
It is important to distinguish between the bird and the country. While टर्की refers to the bird, the country Turkey is referred to using different words such as तुर्की, रूम or तुर्किया.
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
ṭarkī
Did you know?
- In Hindi, the term रूम (room) is sometimes used as a poetic or archaic name for the country Turkey, referring to the Byzantine Empire's legacy as 'Rome'.
- There is no native Hindi word for the bird टर्की because the species was not indigenous to India and arrived via European influence.
- Although the bird is called टर्की, Hindi does not have a specific cultural idiom for 'talking turkey' or 'cold turkey' like English does.
Examples in context
- उन्होंने थैंक्सगिविंग दिवस पर टर्की खाया।They ate turkey on Thanksgiving Day.This sentence shows how to use टर्की when discussing a meal eaten on a holiday.Tatoeba #2073204 by sabretou, translation #954418 by CK
- चलो, हम अगले महीने तुर्की जाते हैं।Let's go to Turkey next month.
Example conversation
Amit and Anjali are discussing exotic birds at a zoo.
- अमित Amitदेखो, वह टर्की कितना अजीब है!Dekho, vah turkey kitna ajeeb hai!Look, that turkey is so strange!
- अंजलि Anjaliहाँ, इसके पंख बहुत सुंदर हैं।Haan, iske pankh bahut sundar hain.Yes, its feathers are very beautiful.
- अमित Amitक्या यह टर्की यहाँ का स्थानीय पक्षी है?Kya yeh turkey yahan ka sthaniye pakshi hai?Is this turkey a local bird here?
- अंजलि Anjaliनहीं, यह विदेश से लाया गया है।Nahi, yeh videsh se laya gaya hai.No, it was brought from abroad.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
